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Re: T comment about Babble » fallsfall

Posted by Jen Star on June 26, 2005, at 12:45:39

In reply to Re: T comment about Babble » gardenergirl, posted by fallsfall on June 26, 2005, at 11:40:50

I guess I sort of feel that it's presumptuous of a T to assume that he/she is the best or only way for a person to work out problems. I like the comment one poster made about needing therapy to help move you AWAY from therapy (in most cases.) And that would mean coming to rely on other sources of support, like friends IRL and on line.

I think every society in the world knows that people (most people) do best in groups, that they are less stressed when they have other people to lean on and prop them up and help them out. And if a person does NOT have that, therapy should help them develop those social networks and grow roots, so that when they do leave therapy they're enabled to live strong and without the T.

Even if you had NOT talked to "babble" about things, wouldn't there still be 10 different people in the room? I'm speaking from my experience, but I'm wondering if you're the same way?

I mean, if I have an issue, I think about how I should handle it, what my mom might do, what my husband might do, what I might do if I was in a better mood or richer, or calmer? And if I've recently seen a Dr. Phil or Oprah show, or read a book by a certain author, I might think of what they'd recommend? What would Dr. Laura do? What would the life coaches on "Starting Over" do in that situation? That's already a huge bunch of different ideas. BUT (and a big BUT coming!) -- BUT it doesn't mean that all these ideas and thoughts completely prevent me from making up my own mind.

I think it just opens up the mind. In our world we're deluged with ideas and thoughts, and need to process it all and distill it and come up with our OWN ideas and plans. The T should help you distill all the random ideas (good, bad and ugly). He should not try to purify your thought stream to just include his own ideas and filter out every other point of view before you even get to hear or see them!

Wow...I guess I'm *cranky* about this too! I'm not sure why it strikes such a nerve with me, that other people's T's want them to be "solo talkers". Maybe it's b/c I love babble so much and like talking to you & GG and everyone else here. Maybe I just like to buck authority.

But I think there is a beauty to open-ness and the willingness to share and talk with others.

Anyway, I think it's cool & interesting to hear about different T styles. And I wish you the best of continued success with your therapy! :)

take care,
JenStar


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